What color is #3B807B?

#3B807B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #3B807B?

The RGB value is 59, 128, 123: 59 red, 128 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #3B807B?

The complementary color is #803B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #3B807B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#3B807B color

#3B807B rgb(59, 128, 123)

Shades of teal

The hex color #3B807B is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 23.1% red, 50.2% green and 48.2% blue (59, 128, 123).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 37% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#3B807B color codes

HEX	`#3B807B`
RGB	`rgb(59, 128, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(23.1%, 50.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 37%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 54%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 4%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.25, -22.99, -3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.25, 23.33, 189.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.096, 17.797, 21.48)`
Decimal	`3899515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #3B807B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #3B807B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#3B807B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #3B807B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #3b807b; }
.text { color: #3b807b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #3b807b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(59 128 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #3b807b, #3b6280); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #3B807B?: #3B807B is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #3B807B?: The RGB value is 59, 128, 123: 59 red, 128 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #3B807B?: The complementary color is #803B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #3B807B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.